Sep 27, 2007

Image: Genova’s pilot plant in Julis (a Druze village), Credit: Israel 21st Century With all of the other useful ways Israeli’s are discovering to power our crowed planet, this by far has to be the most humorous (in a good way). After consuming an olive, most people prefer to simply discard the pits, seeing them unfit for the stomach but fit to rot...

Sep 27, 2007

It looks as if Israel will (in the future) be ramping up their Aliyah campaign for Jews living in North America (which probably refers to Jews living in the United States and Canada, as I am not too sure what the Jewish society is like in Mexico). A new study has recently come out highlighting that a Jew who commits Aliyah (or immigrates to Israel) may be worth...

It looks like a new cell treatment developed in Israel may help those suffering from peripheral arterial disease (or PAD) to be able to once again enjoy using limbs (such as legs) that were crippled by this disease. (Israel 21st Century) The resulting cell-based therapy, MultiGene Angio (MGA), harnesses cells taken from the patient’s body (sometimes a 10...

Sep 24, 2007

(Image Credit: Israel 21st Century) Glaucoma is one of those “inevitable diseases” that many people acquire as they age into the golden years of their life. Previously in order to remove (or counter) this disease, patients had to undergo risky surgery that can potentially damage the eye or use somewhat effective drugs to counteract the “the...

Sep 24, 2007

It looks like the Google Israel team has done a fantastic job at making Google Trends a lot more useful. Globes Online highlighted that Google’s offices in Tel Aviv had improved upon this product, which is confirmed when one visits the post on Google’s corporate blog. (Official Google Blog) Fortunately, Google Trends is now updated every day with the...

Sep 24, 2007

(Image Credit: Wikipedia) Despite the fact that I work in the insurance field, I was a bit surprised to learn that there existed some insurance companies that displayed “business bias” towards those visiting Israel by charging higher premiums. Congress seems to have been outraged by this, and the House just passed a measure banning this...

(Hat Tip: Israel Times) After suffering a brief slump during the Second Lebanon War, it looks as if Israel’s tourism has not only recovered, but many hotels are expecting a record year for 2007. (Jerusalem Post) About 223,000 tourists entered the country last month, boosting the total by 9.1% to 1.46 million in the eight months through August, the Central...

Sep 19, 2007

(Image Credit: Israel 21st Century) A new Israeli invention may threaten the reign of CD and DVD as the staple for storing information off of ones computer. Called TeraDisc, this device will allow users to store up to 1,000 Gigs of info on a single disk. (Israel 21st Century) Mempile’s TeraDisc is the next-generation storage disc. The disc is divided into...

Sep 19, 2007

(Hat Tip: Israel Times, Image Credit: Inhabitat.com) Hy (Chaim) Brown whose notable projects include constructing Disney World in Florida, as well as the World Trade Towers (that were sadly destroyed on 9/11, 2001) may be making yet another mark upon humanity by constructing affordable solar houses for “the rest of us.” (Jerusalem Post) The model of...

Sep 19, 2007

(Image: US Visa Image, Credit: US Embassy Israel) The government of Israel has recently passed a measure that will allow Russian citizens to visit the holy land without the need (or hassle) of applying for a visa. (Ha’aretz) The cabinet voted yesterday to cancel the visa requirement for tourists arriving in Israel from Russia. Only ministers from Shas...

Turkey seems to be the prime spot for Israeli’s to “get away from it all,” beating even the United States (which came in second place). (Globes Online) Turkey was the most popular holiday destination for Israelis, with 195,000 visitors in August 2007, 15% of total outgoing travelers, the Israel Airports Authority reports. The second most...

Sep 19, 2007

It looks like the former US chairman Alan Greenspan is praising the Jewish state’s economy for thriving in one of the world’s roughest regions. (Israel National News) Outgoing US Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan wrote in his new book “The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World” that Israel’s economic growth demonstrates...